Recent Gifts

The Trust is deeply grateful for all the gifts it receives. It is grateful not only for the gift itself but also for the moral support the gift confers. The Trust can only hope to achieve its aims if it continues to receive such encouragement. Thank you very much.

Mar 10

From the sisters Linda Jones and Juliet Webb a lot of information for updating their part of the family tree. They are granddaughters of Brig. General Rupert F Riley (1873 – 1941) by his second wife, Hilda St Maur Willoughby; his first wife having been Violet Louise Cobbold (1877 – 1916).

Mar 10

From Calia Chevallier in New Zealand, family tree information (and indications of further sources) relating to the connections between the families of Chevallier, Syer, Leach, Fiske and Garneys. This help is particularly welcome as these connections are a minefield for the unwary and we Cobbolds are related to them all!

Mar 10

From Anthony Lowth who has been generous to the Trust before, a copy of the Notes to Volume 9 of the Crisp Visitations which has allowed us to add a further 4 generations to Mary Anne Waller (1801 – 1876) wife of Rev Richard Cobbold (1797 – 1877). Anthony’s 2xgt grandmother was Julia Mary Nunn Cobbold (1826 – 1916).

Mar 10

From David Squires a copy of his article recently published in the Proceedings of the Cotteswold Naturalists’ Field Club. This is a topographic detective story centred on the claim that Snowden can be seen from the top of the Wrekin and the unlikely hero is Rev Robert Henry Cobbold (1816 – 1893) who happened also to be President of the Cambridge University Boat Club in 1840. To read the article go to www.viewfinderpanoramas.org and click on ‘Wrong Elevations’ and then ‘New United Kingdom’.

Note: Click here to see Feature April 2009

Mar 10

From Elizabeth Glover (née Bassett-Smith) family tree information for her immediate family in Australia. Elizabeth is a gt gt granddaughter of the Rev Charles Boutell (1812 – 1877) the famous Norfolk archaeologist, antiquary and author of English Heraldry and Mary Chevallier (1809 – 1880) whose father, Rev Dr John Chevallier (1774 – 1846) was the originator of Chevallier Barley, widely used in the brewing industry.

Feb 10

From Martin Riley some very helpful family tree information stemming from the marriage of Maj. Ernest St George Cobbold (1840 – 1895) to Helen Emma Cazenove (1842 – 1917) and the marriage of their daughter, Violet Louise Cobbold (1877 – 1916) (Martin’s grandmother) to Brigadier General R Farquhar Riley. In addition to updating the tree downstream his information also allowed us to include interesting details of the Cazenove line upstream.

Feb 10

From Mark Fitzherbert more useful family tree information relating to his grandmother Felicity Mary Cobbold (1910 – 1990) and his gt. grandfather, Philip Wyndham Cobbold (1875 – 1945). Included was a photograph of PWC’s house, Tattingstone Hall, shown below and a second photograph of a group taken at Holy Wells in 1933, featuring in the front row from left to right, Mrs PWC, The Earl of Stradbrooke, Lady Stradbrooke and PWC himself. We hope descendants of the lady with the glasses in the back row will excuse us if we suggest she might have been the model for Giles’s grandmother!

Feb 10

From Brenda Steer a great deal of family tree information. Rev Edward Cobbold (1798 – 1860) (Richard’s younger brother) had 6 children, about 5 of whom we know very little. However his daughter, Rosina (1827 – 1869) married a bootmaker called John Ward (1825 – 1900). They had two children, William Chevalier Cobbold Ward (1864 – 1938) about whom we knew a fair amount and John Edward Cobbold Ward (1869 – 1956) about whom we knew very little until the arrival of Brenda’s information.

Jan 10

From Giles Tatton-Brown a copy of the eulogy he delivered at the Service of Thanksgiving for his uncle, Peter Tatton-Brown (1921 – 2002) on 13th November 2002 at St Winifred’s Church, Branscombe.

Jan 10

From Ineke Boxer a copy of the eulogy read at the Services for her husband, Neil Campbell Gordon Boxer (1929 – 2009) held at St Baldred’s Church, North Berwick and Mortonhall Main Chapel, Edinburgh on Friday 20th November 2009

Jan 10

From Tim Douglas-Riley copies of all the readings and the eulogy he gave for his mother-in-law, The Lady Hilaria Gibbs (1908 – 2009) at her Service of Thanksgiving at the parish Church of St. Eustachius, Tavistock on Friday 4th December 2009.

Jan 10

From Ann Hinds the Order of Service sheet for the Service of Thanksgiving held for William (Bill) Alfred Taylor (1936 – 2009) on Tuesday 5th January 2010 at St Mary’s Church, Goldington. Bill’s mother was Edna May Cobbold (1908 – 1984) and he has done much research into his branch of the family which he has always been glad to share with us and for which the Trust is most grateful.

Dec 09

From Lord Cobbold, Patron of the Trust, two copies of Country Life. The first dated 14th September 1935 having as its cover picture ‘Captain and Lady Blanche Cobbold, with their eldest son and daughter’. The second dated 19th October 1935 contains an article on Partridge Shooting at Orwell Park illustrated by a photograph of the party after lunch at Kirton Hall which includes Lady Blanche Cobbold, Lady Cranworth, Lord Dulverton, Lord Cranworth, Major P Pearson Gregory, Capt J M Cobbold, Mrs Penn, Col F Penn, Major the Hon A Victor Agar-Robartes and Sir Ian Walker. Interestingly, Major the Hon A Victor Agar-Robartes (1887 – 1974) also appears on our family tree as his second wife, Margaret Louise Carter (1890 – 1981)(born in the USA and whose twin married an uncle of George Bush Snr) was a daughter in law of Edith (Edie) Julia Cobbold (1863 – 1947). Visitors to Cornwall may recall that Lanhydrock, now a National Trust property, was the Agar-Robartes family home.

Nov 09

From Christopher Chevallier and Betty Cobbold of Oakville, Canada, ‘Notes on the Church and Parish of Rattlesden’ by J R Olorenshaw (1900). This book is of great sentimental value as it was inscribed and given to Christian Chevallier Cobbold (1868 – 1910) by Felix Thornley Cobbold (1841 – 1909) on New Year’s Day in 1901 and passed on to Temple Chevallier Cobbold (1904 – 1983), father of Christopher, whose brother Dick handed it to the Trust during the celebrations of Felix’s centenary. This surely is the stuff of which family history is made.

Nov 09

From Peter Cobbold in Nova Scotia (via Dick Cobbold of Ottawa) his personal family history which has been exhaustively researched and written up. It is a joy to read which is hardly surprising when you take into account that Peter is President of The Atheneum Society of Nova Scotia which seeks to bring together erudite speakers and eager listeners. Peter also sent a pack of wonderful Java Blend coffee from ‘The Coffee Guy’ at Hubbards Farmers’ Market and ‘The Coffee Guy’ is none other than Peter himself. It’s too good to drink so has been sealed and placed in the archive.

Nov 09

From Dick and Jeannie Cobbold family tree information from Trevor and Christianna Cobbold in Australia following an exchange of correspondence in January 2006 and information on the Bugg family who had Cobbold connections in Suffolk. Both these files need considerable investigation which will be done as soon as possible but it has to be confessed that there are a number of similar projects already in the queue.

Oct 09

From Christopher Cobbold the loan of a portfolio of photographs for copying and plenty of family data for updating the family tree.

Oct 09

From Leslie Ramsey who lives in Cobbold Road in Felixstowe a copy of an article he wrote on the Cliff House Estate for the Felixstowe Society’s Newsletter. John Chevallier Cobbold (1797 – 1882) lived at Cliff House Felixstowe before moving to Felixstowe Cottage, later renamed Felixstowe Lodge after extensive rebuilding by Thomas Cotman for Felix Thornley Cobbold (1841 – 1909).

Oct 09

From Pat Reid in Auckland, NZ a further tribute to Vincent Grant Duffy, born 1930, who died earlier this year, who was a great grandson of Arthur Thomas Cobbold (1815 – 1898)

Oct 09

From Bob Hall a copy of a beautiful print titled ‘The Launch of the Ipswich Lifeboat’ which event took place on The Promenade in 1862. The print is of interest to us because in the background is the Adela on John Cobbold’s shipyard. The Adela was a Brig of 180 tons launched also in 1862 and named after Adela Harriette Dupuis (1837 – 1917) wife of John Patteson Cobbold (1831 – 1875). They had married four years previously in Eton College Chapel.

Recent Acquisitions

Mar 10

DEPOSITS FOR Mar 2010

• Visitation of England and Wales (edited initially by Joseph Jackson Howard LL.D and Frederick Arthur Crisp but subsequently by Crisp alone and therefore often referred to as ‘Crisp’s Visitations’), Volumes 1 (1893), 8 (1900), 9 (1901), 11(1903) and 12 (1904) have been deposited in the Trust’s library and it is hoped that further deposits will follow.

• Affair of State, A Biography of The 8th Duke and Duchess of Devonshire by Henry Vane, 2004.

Feb 10

DEPOSITS FOR Feb 2010

• From Cloisters to Cup Finals, A History of Charterhouse Football by Malcolm Bailey, published 2009. The author, a Cambridge Blue, Captain in 1973, who now coaches the Charterhouse 1st XI has written a lavishly produced, copiously illustrated and highly detailed account of the development of football which is of great interest to this family which numbers at least 8 Old Carthusians including, of course, our noblest footballing son, W N Cobbold who also captained Cambridge and was capped for England five times.

• Mr John, John Cobbold: The Most Eccentric Man In Football Ever by Mel Henderson; a signed copy dedicated “Best wishes to all the Cobbold clan”

• The Union Child’s Belief: Being a Series of Letters upon The Creed (1855) by Richard Cobbold (a Legacy Reprint)

Jan 10

DEPOSITS FOR Jan 2010

• Ode on the Victory of Waterloo by Elizabeth Cobbold (1764 – 1824), dedicated to His Royal Highness, George, Prince of Wales, Regent of the United British Empire. Holy Wells, Ipswich, August 12th, 1815. (A Bibliolife reprint)

• Six Village Sermons from Nature (1884) by William Cobbold Vaughan, Priest-in-charge of Tallarn, in the parish of Hanmer, Flint. (A Kessinger reprint).

• Dorset Life, December 2009 which carries at page 44 an excellent article by Jane Dismore on the tragic life of Pamela Hambro née Cobbold (1900 – 1932). See ‘Feature Jan ‘10’.

Dec 09

DEPOSITS FOR Dec 09

• A CONVEYANCE OF FREEHOLD IN CONTEMPLATION OF A MARRIAGE dated 23rd August 1886. This indenture records the placing into trust certain freehold properties upon the marriage of Lucas Temple Cobbold (1855 – 1919) to Lucy Maude Foster (1860-?) at St Peter’s, Mancroft, Norwich on 26th August 1886. As far as we know there were no children of the marriage.

• MR JOHN, JOHN COBBOLD: The Most Eccentric Man in Football Ever, by Mel Henderson with a Foreword by Allan Hunter, published by Know the Score Books Ltd 2009 (See Books for Sale).

• IPSWICH TOWN F C The 1960s, from Ramsey to Robson, by Terry Hunt, published by East Anglian Daily Times 2009.

• MILDENHALL SPEEDWAY Official programmes for 15th August 1979 and 23rd August 1978 including competition for THE JOE COBBOLD TROPHY.

Nov 09

DEPOSITS FOR NOV 09

A TOLLY COBBOLD GREETINGS CARD shown below depicting the family brewery from an original painted by Jeffrey in 1991. The original hangs along with a large selection of Cobbold Brewery memorabilia in The Brewery Tap which has recently been re-opened by Mike Keen. Very well worth a visit (the delectable Shelley will pull your pint!). The Brewery Tap is located in the original Cliff House seen to the left of the brewery in the picture. Mike has great plans to enhance and expand the facilities. Email Mike Keen: mikespike1@live.co.uk

Oct 09

DEPOSITS FOR AUG / SEP / OCT 09

• ONE DAY FROM THE DIARY OF A STAG by Mrs David Hanbury (1804 – 1889) née Louisa Emily Cobbold, daughter of John Wilkinson Cobbold (1774 – 1860) and Harriet Temple Chevallier (1775 – 1851) dated January 29th 1846 with illustrations by Edward Robert Smyth, inscribed Alice Cobbold, with L E Hanbury’s Love, September 1880.

• VISITATIONS OF ENGLAND AND WALES VOLUME 20 edited by Frederick Arthur Crisp, copy no. 477 privately printed 1919. This volume includes pedigrees of four families of interest namely, Arbuthnot, Arkwright, Chevallier and Cobbold.

• MEMORIES OF THE ARBUTHNOTS OF KINCARDINESHIRE AND ABERDEENSHIRE by Mrs P.S-M.Arbuthnot, copy no. 525 published 1920.

• LETTERS OF T.E.LAWRENCE Edited by David Garnett for its account of the accidental meeting in the desert between Lawrence and Lady Evelyn Cobbold (1867 – 1963). Story has it that Lawrence was half-starved and that Lady Evelyn gave him money to return to Damascus on the Hedjaz railway.

• THE HISTORY OF MARGARET CATCHPOLE, Volume no. 119 in the World’s Classics series, brown linen-backed, quarter bound in cream vellum, by Richard Cobbold (1797 – 1877)

• AN ILLUSTRATION COMPRISING 4 SILHOUETTES OF 4 JOHN COBBOLDS dated 1834 and featuring:
  John Cobbold (1745 – 1835)
  John Cobbold (1774 – 1860)
  John Cobbold (1797 – 1882)
  John Cobbold (1831 – 1875)
  

• TWO BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BY JULIA COBBOLD. Selected Fairy Tales by Barbara Picard 1994 and Farmhouse Teas by Janice Murfitt 1994. The Trust already has a copy of Orchids 1992 also illustrated by Julia Cobbold.

• DOMESDAY BOOK, SUFFOLK, PARTS ONE & TWO published by Phillimore, Chichester, 1986.

Recent Restorations

Jul 08

Six major book restoration tasks have been completed.

• Father’s Legacy (1850), leather re-back, retaining remnant of original spine and missing top panel made good.
• Trautwine’s Civil Engineer’s Pocket Book (1911), re-backed with missing corners scarfed in, and missing paste-down replaced from period stock.
• The Comforter (1850), calf re-back, corners re-tipped; gold/blind finishing with original label retained.
• Wars of the Roses (1859), calf re-back and original spine re-laid.
• Margaret Catchpole (paperback c 1870), book-block pulled, re-sewn and re-formed with title to spine as per original. Solander box constructed
• Illustrations of Margaret Catchpole (c1850), album pages cleaned in situ, script pages removed, cleaned and replaced.

Apr 08

The following books from the Trust’s Collection have been sent away for professional restoration work:

• Margaret Catchpole (paperback edition)
• Trautwine
• The Comforter
• Father’s Legacy
• Wars of the Roses

The Richard Cobbold Watercolours Album has also gone away for much needed restoration.

In both cases the Conservators selected are of the highest repute having worked for The British Library and The National Trust. The task is to put the items into a condition in which they can be safely lightly handled and further deterioration is prevented.

Some of these items will be exhibited at Glemham Hall at the end of July 2008. See PAPER-CUTS, POEMS, a PARSON and his PICTURES (The Work of Elizabeth Cobbold and her son Richard) in News March 08

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Artifacts

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The Trust now has a collection of some 36 reference books from 1836 to 2002 but it still needs more. They are in use daily and are of enormous help. Gifts of old copies of Debrett’s, Kelly’s, Burke’s, Who’s Who and People of Today, etc. will be most welcome.